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@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   more file arguments.  This was due to a double-free bug, introduced
   in coreutils-5.3.0.
 
+  dd bs= operands now silently override any later ibs= and obs=
+  operands, as POSIX and tradition require.
+
   A cross-partition "mv /etc/passwd ~" (by non-root) now prints
   a reasonable diagnostic.  Before, it would print this:
   "mv: cannot remove `/etc/passwd': Not a directory".